2000
AMPA receptors colocalize with neuropeptide-Y- and galanin-containing, but not with dopamine, neurons of the female rat arcuate nucleus: a semiquantitative immunohistochemical colocalization study
Zsarnovszky A, Horvath T, Naftolin F, Leranth C. AMPA receptors colocalize with neuropeptide-Y- and galanin-containing, but not with dopamine, neurons of the female rat arcuate nucleus: a semiquantitative immunohistochemical colocalization study. Experimental Brain Research 2000, 133: 532-537. PMID: 10985687, DOI: 10.1007/s002210000425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArcuate nucleusAMPA receptorsFemale rat arcuate nucleusExcitatory amino acid neurotransmissionIsoxazole propionic acid (AMPA) receptorsAmino acid neurotransmissionTH-ir cellsMajor neuronal populationsRat arcuate nucleusPropionic acid receptorsHormone delivery systemsImmunohistochemical colocalization studiesGlutamatergic innervationGlutamatergic inputsFemale ratsNeuronal populationsGalaninAcid receptorsNeuronsReceptorsNPYNeuropeptidesColocalization studiesPresent studyDelivery system
1998
Kainate Glutamate Receptors (GluR5–7) in the Rat Arcuate Nucleus: Relationship to Tanycytes, Astrocytes, Neurons and Gonadal Steroid Receptors
Diano S, Naftolin F, Horvath T. Kainate Glutamate Receptors (GluR5–7) in the Rat Arcuate Nucleus: Relationship to Tanycytes, Astrocytes, Neurons and Gonadal Steroid Receptors. Journal Of Neuroendocrinology 1998, 10: 239-247. PMID: 9630393, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1998.00195.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGonadal steroid receptorsKainate glutamate receptorsArcuate nucleusGlutamate receptorsKainate receptorsSteroid receptorsGlutamate actionAndrogen receptorGlial elementsMorphological synaptic plasticityNeuro-glial interactionsRat arcuate nucleusIonotropic glutamate receptorsElectron microscopic immunocytochemistrySame perikaryaGonadal steroidsExcitatory neurotransmissionSynaptic plasticityMicroscopic immunocytochemistryReceptorsNeuronsCell populationsDouble labelHormone regulationAstrocytes
1997
Heterogeneity in the neuropeptide Y-containing neurons of the rat arcuate nucleus: GABAergic and non-GABAergic subpopulations
Horvath T, Bechmann I, Naftolin F, Kalra S, Leranth C. Heterogeneity in the neuropeptide Y-containing neurons of the rat arcuate nucleus: GABAergic and non-GABAergic subpopulations. Brain Research 1997, 756: 283-286. PMID: 9187344, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(97)00184-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuropeptide YArcuate nucleusGlutamic acid decarboxylaseGamma-aminobutyric acidAcid decarboxylaseDorsomedial arcuate nucleusNeuropeptide Y cellsVentral arcuate nucleusAmino acid transmittersHypothalamic arcuate nucleusHypothalamic neuronal populationsRat arcuate nucleusGABAergic neuronsNeuronal perikaryaNeuropeptide Y.Central regulationAppetitive functionsNeuronal populationsY cellsBehavioral effectsDorsomedial aspectNeuronsVibratome sectionsHypothalamusPerikarya
1996
Potential neuronal mechanisms of estrogen actions in synaptogenesis and synaptic plasticity
Naftolin F, Leranth C, Horvath TL, Garcia-Segura LM. Potential neuronal mechanisms of estrogen actions in synaptogenesis and synaptic plasticity. Cellular And Molecular Neurobiology 1996, 16: 213-223. PMID: 8743970, DOI: 10.1007/bf02088177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic plasticityArcuate nucleusRole of GABAergicControl of LHMechanism of estrogenRat arcuate nucleusPotential neuronal mechanismsNeural cell adhesion moleculePOMC projectionsSynaptic retractionFSH secretionGnRH cellsGonadotropin levelsConstant estrusDevelopmental synaptogenesisEstrogen actionCell adhesion moleculeSynaptic inputsSynaptic patternsNeuronal mechanismsNeuronal membranesDevelopmental sex differencesAdhesion moleculesEstrogenAdult life